Lakers will place somewhere 5-8 in the playoffs. SA, Min, Houston and Denver will be in the top 4, unless players in Sactown decide to show up and play, in which case they'll be 3 or 4. The lakers aren't sunk, but they aren't going to do nearly as well as they have been, and will be lucky to make the 2nd round.
And then SA will lose to the pistons in the finals
